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Title:
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING POWDER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005067643
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a method and a device for efficiently filling powder applicable to spherical toner powder of high circularity, in particular, spherical toner powder pelletized by a polymerization method, preventing detachment or embedding of additive, and preventing spherical toner powder from remaining in a powder storage tank after a filling step.

A gas outlet opening formed in a tip of a filling nozzle 17 is inserted in a powder filling container 18, and spherical powder formed of at least polymer with the circularity being ≥ 0.95 and below 0.99 is stored in a powder storage tank so that the volumetric ratio of powder to air reaches 0.8-5.0 in terms of powder. Then, air is introduced from an air inlet opening into the powder storage tank to fluidize powder. The fluidized powder is discharged together with air through a feed pipe from a tip part of the filling nozzle into the powder storage container to fill powder into the powder storage container.


Inventors:
TOSHIMOTO MASANORI
Application Number:
JP2003298226A
Publication Date:
March 17, 2005
Filing Date:
August 22, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
RICOH KK
International Classes:
G03G9/08; B65B1/16; B65B37/14; B65B39/00; B65B39/04; G03G15/08; (IPC1-7): B65B1/16; B65B37/14; B65B39/00; B65B39/04; G03G9/08; G03G15/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidehiko Takei
Yasuo Yoshimura